PINDER, Eric. North to Katahdin. Milkweed. 178p. c2005. 1-57131-280-3. $15.95. SA
This is a small gem of a book about a little-known corner of America and its deep appeal to those who are familiar with it. Most first-person mountaineering books deal with the world's truly sublime heights: Everest (of course), Annapurna, K-2, and the little-known peaks of Tierra del Fuego. This story is slightly different. Mount Katahdin is located in Maine, is all of 5,268 feet high, and has ...